Lot 80
  • 80

Jean Arp

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • Jean Arp
  • Découpage no. 33
  • Inscribed ARP and numbered 3/5
  • Brass
  • Height: 17 in.; 43.2 cm
  • Conceived in 1966 and cast in an edition of five.

Provenance

Dominion Gallery, Montreal (acquired by the parents of the present owner circa 1978-81)
Thence by descent

Literature

Herbert Read, The Art of Jean Arp, New York, 1968, no. 201, illustration of another cast p. 184
Bernd Rau, Jean Arp: The reliefs: catalogue of complete works, Stuttgart, 1980, no. 779, illustration of another cast p. 376

Condition

Brass on a 3 by 13 1/2 in. base. Surface in generally good condition, Surface in generally good condition, some minor areas of discoloration visible on both sides.
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Catalogue Note

The present edition was cut in 1970 by André Mounier.